Mentor Programs for New Nurse Managers (Audio Conference)

AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD

presented on April 6, 2007

The current shortage of nurse managers—due to job turnover, stress, and lack of leadership training—may be forcing you to hire and promote staff nurses into managerial positions for which they are unprepared. Incomplete training and lack of support could leave your nurse managers scrambling for answers, placing unnecessary stress on an already demanding position. The solution lies in creating a mentor program that will provide new nurse managers with the leadership skills and training they need to do their job successfully.

Support your new nurse managers with an effective mentor program.

Listen to Mentor Programs for New Nurse Managers: Techniques to Increase Support, Improve Performance, and Boost Retention. During this 90-minute program, our expert speakers provide listeners with the essential information they need to establish, maintain, and evaluate an effective mentor program for new nurse managers. Learn how to get the administrative support you need to sustain a solid, successful mentor program and put your retention worries to rest.

PROGRAM AGENDA

1. Defining the differences 
1. Mentoring vs. precepting
2. Leadership vs. management
3. Clarifying the roles and responsibilities
2. Maintaining mentoring magic
1. Best practices/resources
2. The name game
   1. Orientee vs. intern
3. Time goals
4. Regularly scheduled meetings: Beyond the basics
3. Essentials for a successful mentoring program
1. Checklist of what new nurse managers need to know
2. Establishing/initiating a mentoring program
   1. Costs involved
   2. Gaining support/involvement from administration
3. Evaluating the effectiveness
4. Tips & tools for successful mentoring programs
1. What tools should I use?
2. So, how do I get started?
3. A dose of reality
5. Q & A

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Describe resources necessary for new managers to realize leadership potentials
2. Identify two methods administration can implement to evaluate the performance of the new manager
3. Construct an effective mentor program for new nurse managers
4. Recognize how to secure invaluable administrative support throughout the mentoring process

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, CS, RN-BC, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Nursing Education at the Bay Pines (FL) VA Healthcare System. She is a member of the editorial advisory board for Advance for Nurses, Florida edition, and has published and spoken on a number of topics related to nursing, shared governance, competency assessment, education, and staff development, both locally and nationally. Diana is an ANCC Accreditation appraiser.  She has served as an ANCC Magnet appraiser and is currently the treasurer for the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO).

Shelley Cohen, RN, BS, CEN, is the educator and consultant for Health Resources Unlimited, a company that she founded in 1997. She brings 30 years of experience into the classroom and is nationally known as an author, speaker, and coach. Currently active in patient care, her timely experiences are relevant to the issues at hand, which allows her to understand the perspectives from both the staff nurse as well as the administrative team. Her Web-based Tips of The Month and her publications through HCPro have had a positive effect on healthcare workers by empowering them with knowledge.

BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIAL PACKET!

The materials are provided with PDF links. In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive these free bonus tools:

1. Orientation checklist
2. Evaluation checklist
3. Reality checklist/Do's & Don'ts from HCPro's Core Skills for Nurse Managers
4. References for both the new nurse manager and the person doing the mentoring
5. List of networking resources for new managers
6. A "Step by step" sheet that walks through the process of developing this mentor program

WHO SHOULD LISTEN?

Nurse managers, directors of nursing, chief nursing officers (CNOs), VPs of nursing, nursing home administrators, HR directors, staff educators, nurse recruiters, staff RNs

Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.

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